Henry Pan

2 months ago | minnpost.com | Henry Pan

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. This article was first published by Project Optimist. A group of southeastern Minnesotans may start an organization to address transportation barriers.

Jan 20, 2025 | minnpost.com | Henry Pan

Late December, Nicollet Mall was replete with people, along with clusters of portable toilets scattered throughout. Those portapotties were there to support those attending Holidazzle, the annual holiday celebration organized by the Minneapolis Downtown Council. Outside of Holidazzle, however, facilities for people to relieve themselves are few and far between. The Minneapolis Downtown Council hopes to change that by increasing the amount of available bathrooms by 20% in the next two years.

Jan 15, 2025 | minnpost.com | Henry Pan

Imagine a place where you can offer your unwanted materials to others and, at the same time and location, take items discarded by others. Sure, there’s Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace and Buy Nothing groups. But not everyone wants to spend time online — particularly on a Meta platform, where Facebook Marketplace and Buy Nothing groups are commonly housed, as Meta eliminates fact checkers and changes their speech policies.

Dec 11, 2024 | streets.mn | Henry Pan

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on December 9, 2024, in the Minnesota Reformer and is reprinted under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.More than two out of five Minnesotans who received an e-bike tax rebate from the state government are tax filers with more than $100,000 in income, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Revenue, obtained by the Minnesota Reformer through a public records request. About half had more than $80,000 in income.

Dec 10, 2024 | minnpost.com | Henry Pan

Eden Prairie resident Jasper Hanke hoped to ride the Southwest light rail extension, now dubbed the Green Line extension, to get to classes at the University of Minnesota. But Hanke, a senior environmental sciences student who expects to graduate this summer, likely won’t have the chance, at least for school.